Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Are We Prepared?; Begin Where You Are!; The Problems with a Preparatory Mindset; Part I: Are There Better Outcomes?; Questioning Standards, Outcomes, and Competencies; Exercise 1: Learner Questions; Exercise 2: Community Questions; Part II: How Personal Is the Pedagogical?; Negotiating Personal(-ized) Learning; Exercise 3:Personal Negotiations Toward Better Outcomes; Exercise 4: Pedagogical Negotiations; Part III: Whose Schools Are We Building?; Co-Creating School Communities; Exercise 5: Co-Creating Standards fora School Community